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Jerago to Orago

Cavaria con Premezzo, Jerago con Orago · about 35 min by car from Como

Distance
6.5 km
Walking time
1 h 45 min
Total ascent
78 m
Shape
Out & back
Grade
T · Easy path

The walk

6.5 km out-and-back walk between Cavaria con Premezzo and Jerago con Orago, up to Orago, almost flat (+78 m): about 1 h 45 min of walking. Easy paths and dirt roads. Along the way: Orago and Chiesa di San Giovanni Battista. After the walk: wine tasting at Vitivinicola Laghi d'Insubria (2.0 km).

Easy path (grade T): wide tracks and short climbs, trainers are fine in dry weather.

How to get there

By car

From Como: about 35 min (25 km as the crow flies). Most trailheads have roadside parking or a small car park in the nearest village.

Driving directions

By train and bus

Take a train to Como, then a regional bus or a taxi for the last stretch. Our link plans the whole trip with Google Maps public transport.

Public transport route

Start point

45.70753,8.79235

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Country buses run less often on Sundays and holidays, and some not at all: check the return journey before you set off.

Also within reach: Stresa, about 40 min by car · Milan, about 1 h by car

Along the way

Wikipedia (Italian)

Where to eat and drink

Independent winemaker

Vitivinicola Laghi d'Insubria

Albizzate · 2.0 km from the trail

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Recommended osteria

Impero

Sizzano · 31 km from the trail

Directions

Recommended osteria

La Piana

Carate Brianza · 34 km from the trail

Directions

Book tastings ahead, and check opening days: many osterie close one day a week.

A good day here

  1. 10:00Park near Cavaria con Premezzo and start the walk.
  2. 11:45Back at the start after about 1 h 45 min.
  3. 13:00Lunch at Impero in Sizzano, 31 km by car.
  4. 15:30Tasting at Vitivinicola Laghi d'Insubria, 2.0 km from the trail.